Kiewit Corporation

Lead Software Engineer

Kiewit Corporation$100K — $130K *
Omaha, NE 68104In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's and/or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related experience.
  • 3+ years of Lead/Senior Software Engineering experience.
  • 7+ years of software development experience using OOP practices in a full-stack environment.
  • Proficient in React and C#.
  • Strong understanding of .NET development and Azure services.
  • Experience with AI-assisted software development tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT Enterprise.
  • Familiarity with SQL Server/Azure SQL and AI-powered workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Lead system and product design considering customer experiences.
  • Architect features collaboratively at the start of development cycles.
  • Produce designs that meet performance and scalability needs.
  • Translate product roadmap features into actionable tasks with Product Owners.
  • Advocate for automated testing and develop clean, maintainable code.
  • Implement AI-assisted software development best practices and drive adoption within the team.
  • Oversee the full release lifecycle in Azure DevOps, validating post-release health.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents.
  • Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Retirement plans with matching contributions.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 181275

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: DHO Information Technology Group

Department: Technology Group

Market: Corporate Home Office

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit is looking for top talent to join our fast-paced and innovative Software Delivery Team. We are seeking a highly talented, experienced Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about creating next-generation construction products and services, leveraging modern software engineering and AI-enabled development practices. The ideal candidate combines strong architecture and leadership skills with experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.

Location

This position is a full time in office role located on our LaVista, NE campus. We are not offering relocation for this role.

Responsibilities

System and Product Design
• Considers the customer's perspective and experiences when designing systems.
• Leads and participates in the architectural design of features early in the development cycle.
• Produces quality designs that ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, flexibility, and extensibility requirements.
• Leads the team in establishing program specifications and secure coding standards.

Solution Execution
• Work with Product Owners to translate roadmap features into manageable components/tasks.
• Champion automated testing and test-driven development.
• Write and coach the team on clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, Windsurf, or Codeium to accelerate software delivery.
• Establish best practices for AI-assisted software development, including prompt engineering, code review governance, security validation, and responsible AI usage.
• Drive adoption of AI-powered development workflows, automated code generation, intelligent testing, and developer productivity tooling.
• Own the full release lifecycle in Azure DevOps from maintaining multi-stage pipeline YAML and environment configurations to executing deployments and validating post-release health across Azure App Services, Service Bus, and API integrations using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

Leadership
• Primary technical point of contact for stakeholders.
• Responsible for managing delivery of committed work for the team.
• Mentor junior developers and engineers.
• Champion modern software engineering practices including AI-enabled development workflows, DevSecOps, and continuous delivery.
• Lead evaluation and adoption of emerging AI engineering tools and platforms.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's and/or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related experience.
  • 3+ years of Lead/Senior Software Engineering experience.
  • 7+ years of experience building software using OOP practices. (Full-stack software development)
  • Experience with React.
  • Experience with C#.
  • Strong understanding of .NET development.
  • Experience using AI-assisted software development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, Windsurf, Codeium, or similar platforms.
  • Experience incorporating AI-powered development workflows including code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and code review.
  • Familiarity with prompt engineering, AI-assisted debugging, and developer productivity optimization.
  • Experience with SQL Server/Azure SQL and Azure ecosystem services.

Other Requirements:
  • Regular, reliable attendance
  • Work productively and meet deadlines timely
  • Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
  • Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
  • Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
  • May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.


We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

About Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation is an employee-owned Fortune 500 contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska. Privately held, it is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with significant mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.

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